Exactly [almost] 46 years ago, I remember being in Blue Lakes Elementary School when the principal came over the loudspeaker and announced that the school was closing and everyone was being sent home. There was no explanation – only that we would be told by our parents when we got home. It was the day that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. Even though I was only 8 years old at the time, I remember the day like it was yesterday!
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President Kennedy was travelling on Elm Street
in Dallas, TX when he was assassinated.
Today, I visited Dealey Plaza, the place where the President was shot. Dealey Plaza is a significant part of Dallas history; it marked the birthplace of Dallas and served as the major gateway to the city from the west and was a symbol of civic pride. On November 22, 1963, the focus changed when President Kennedy was assassinated in the heart of the Plaza. Instantly, the Plaza became known as an internationally recognized murder site. Grief-stricken citizens began to bring flowers and mementos to Dealey Plaza the day after the assassination - and it transformed the area into an unofficial memorial site to honor the slain President. 
Three decades after the Kennedy assassination, Dealey Plaza was designated a National Historic Landmark District. Each year on the anniversary of the assassination, hundreds gather in Dealey Plaza to pay their respects to President Kennedy.
The brownish/orange building on the right is where Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK from a 6th floor window. (The grassy knoll is to the left of the photo.)
The window from which the President was shot is the one on the end - one floor down from the top.
THE GRASSY KNOLL
Three decades after the Kennedy assassination, Dealey Plaza was designated a National Historic Landmark District. Each year on the anniversary of the assassination, hundreds gather in Dealey Plaza to pay their respects to President Kennedy.
The brownish/orange building on the right is where Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK from a 6th floor window. (The grassy knoll is to the left of the photo.)
The window from which the President was shot is the one on the end - one floor down from the top.
THE GRASSY KNOLL
There are two "X"'s in the street; one marks
where the first shot hit JFK, and this
one - a couple feet further - that marks the fatal head shot.
(Personally, I don't see how Oswald acted alone! There had
where the first shot hit JFK, and this
one - a couple feet further - that marks the fatal head shot.
(Personally, I don't see how Oswald acted alone! There had
to be a second shooter! Who investigated this homicide?)
The building that Oswald shot from is
now a museum.
now a museum.
Someone defaced the plaque by scratchingan underline under the word "allegedly".
(Obviously, they were not convinced Oswald killed JFK!)
A sweet photo of Caroline Kennedy (taken in1961) is in the museum.
This is a memorial to JFK, located 2blocks from the assassination site.
It is very simple - just a concrete boxwith a block inside that has his name
engraved on it.
This is a beautiful building in downtown Dallas. 
This fella had an unusual backpack! 
